Example sentences of "[noun pl] [be] presumed to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | Where documents are admitted during the discovery process , RSC Order 27 rule 4(1) provides that copies are presumed to be ‘ true ’ unless authenticity is disputed by the other party . |
| 2 | By contrast , non-kin and affines are presumed to be enemies until they are shown to be friends ! |
| 3 | For example , the concept of ‘ role ’ is usually understood universally , in that social roles are presumed to be found in all societies , whether developed or pre-literate , modern or historical . |
| 4 | The short-run inability to unscramble market signals was presumed to be the particular affliction of suppliers , i.e. the suppliers of commodities and the suppliers of factor services . |
| 5 | The lovely valley of the Aldudes is another great centre , be warned , for the chasse aux palombes , which means that in season , that is in late October , it is certain to be loud with trigger-happy locals and visitors , from over in nearby Spain as well as from France , blazing passionately away towards the magnificent beech woods in which the harassed wood-pigeons are presumed to be sheltering . |
| 6 | Since the parents are presumed to be native speakers of Dominican French Creole , ( they probably speak a variety of Caribbean English as well ) the Bradford Dominican speakers of JC must have acquired it through peer contact in their own community — where Jamaicans are a minority . |
| 7 | Blacks are presumed to be the superior race , largely thanks to their emotional temperaments and intuitive thinking , and whites to be inferior , because of their repressed feelings and addiction to bloodless rationality . |
| 8 | The presence of incomers was presented as the most immediate and tangible aspect of the general threat to the Shetland ‘ Way of Life ’ Although Shetland is reputed to be something of a melting pot , given the many different influxes of people over the centuries ( one native council official saw the typical Shetlanders as a bit of a ‘ mongrel ’ ) , these incomers were presumed to be somewhat different : most of them are here because their jobs brought them here ( those who are not here because of their jobs are eccentric ! ) , their stay will be temporary , there are more of them , they represent mainstream and hence dominant ways of life , they regard Shetlanders as peasants or country hicks . |
| 9 | In his case , of course , such disorders were presumed to be predominantly inherited . |
| 10 | All stateless individuals are presumed to be lawless vagabonds . |
| 11 | Structures are presumed to be synchronically organized , and this implies that their elements are all simultaneously present . |
| 12 | The statements of their writers are presumed to be evidence of judicial decisions that have been lost and are therefore accepted if not contrary to reason . |
| 13 | Women are presumed to be able to cope domestically in circumstances where men are presumed to be unable to manage : they can cook , clean and care for themselves even if they are physically impaired ( Wenger , 1984 ) . |
| 14 | Yet , surely there is a danger that the public proves as far-sighted as the markets are presumed to be , and that apprehension of the miseries ahead will encourage thrift , which will deepen as the bills arrive . |
| 15 | Women are presumed to be able to cope domestically in circumstances where men are presumed to be unable to manage : they can cook , clean and care for themselves even if they are physically impaired ( Wenger , 1984 ) . |
| 16 | Generally , social inequalities are presumed to be justified , often in terms of tradition . |
| 17 | However Springette v Defoe [ 1992 ] Fam Law 459 ( which was not a case between husband and wife ) decided that where there had been no discussion between the parties about their respective beneficial interests , the Court could not infer an intention of equal shares ; the shares were presumed to be in proportion to their respective contributions . |